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"Birthday blessings, fullest, sweetest. 
Fall on thee to-day ! " 



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T HjAVE no birthday gift to bring. 
^ But I will crave a royctl dower, 
Tl^e sevenfold largess of tl)e King. 

His Peace be thine, hjis Love unknown; 
His own deep joy, liis Streggth aQd Power, 
His Grace abouoding, be.tbfrie own. 






His rest be tl^ioe, sweet rest to-day. 
Rest wh)ile th)e swift years pass away. 
And theo H'^ Glory thiQe vor aye ! 



Copyright 1904 
byDeWolfe,nske & Co. 



JANUARY 



A Happy New Year! Ob such may it be! 
Joyously, surely, and fully for tbee ! 
Fear not and faint Qot. but be of good cbeer. 
And trustfully enter thy Happy New Year ! 



1st 



2d 



3d 



4th 



5th 



6th 



JANUARY 



speak to roe by name, O Ma&ter, 
Let me know it is to me, 

Speak, that 1 may follow faster, 
With a step more firm and free, 

Where the Sljepherd leads the flock, 
In the shadow of the Rock. 



7th 



8th 



9th 



lOth 



11th 



12th 



JANUARY 



He comes to the soul in its sin-wrougbt tomb, 
, And reot on the cbains of death •' 

Then His own sweet graces awake and , bloom 
Beneath His living breath. 



13th 



14th 



15th 



16th 



17th 



18th 



JAN U ARY 



Where, where are ail God's lessons, 
His teachings dark or bright ? 

Not lost! but only hidden, 
Till, in eternal light, 

We see, while at His feet we fall. 
The reasons aod results of all. 



19th 



20th 



21st 



22d 



23d 



24th 



JAN U AR Y 



A radiant, fadeless Eden flower, 
Uofolding in loveliness hour by hour. 

Like a wing-veiled serapH's face;- 
Such be the opening year to thee, 
Sbrouded tbough all its momeots be, 

Unknown as the bounds of space. 



25th 



26th 



27th 



28th 



29th 



30th 



JANUARY 



Oh for a "desert place" with only tbe 

Master's smile ! 
Ob for the "coming apart" with only His 

" rest awhile ! 



31st 



10 



FEBRUARY 



Yes, ! will leave it all with Thee. 
And only ask tbat 1 may be 
Submissive to Thy loving will, 
Confiding, waiting, trusting still. 



1st 

2d 

3cl 

4th 

5th 

6th 

12 



FEBRUARY 



"Wbo weot about doing good." 

Do our steps correspoQd with that ? 

What treasures we miss every time 
we read His word. 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

13 



FEBRUARY 



"As thy day tby streogtb shall be!" 
.This sbould be eoough for thee; 
He who Knows tby frame will spare 
Burdens more than thou canst bear. 



13th 
14th 
15th 
16th 
17th 
18th 

14 



FEBRUARY 



Leave behind the doubting spirit. 
And thy crushing load of sin ; 

By thy mighty Saviour's merit, 
Life eternal thou shalt win. 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

15 



FEBRUARY 



The Lord's remedies do not have fair 
play, when we set ourselves against 
them. Even Omnipotence waits for the 
faith that will let it act. 



25th 



26th 



27th 



28th 



29th 



16 




T JPON the' 
samff 
bright 
morning star 

Our gaze 
may meet 

thougb severed far ; 



The star of Bethlehem to-day 
Shines brigbtly oq our 
wintry way ; 




And gazing on its radiance 
clear, 
Our hearts may 
meet 
and ws are 

near. 



MARCH 



'Neath shadowing banoer of His love unfurled. 
We bend to Kiss the Master's pierced feet; 

Tben lean our love upon His loving breast, 
And kQow God's rest. 



1st 

2d 

3d 

4th 

5th 

6th 

18 



MARCH 



Our plans may be disjointed, 
But we may calmly rest; 

What God has once appointed 
Is better than our best. 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

19 



MARCH 



Whatever may be our Father's n)ysterious 
dealings, let us give the one sw/eet ansv^er, 
which meets everything: "Even so, Father, 
for so it seeroeth good in Thy sight." 



13th 
14th 
15th 
16th 
17th 
18th 

20 



MARCH 



"Thy claim to rest on Jesus' breast 

All weariness shall be, 
And pain thy portal to His heart 

Of boundless synnpathy." 



19th 

20th 

2!st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

21 



MARCH 



Leave behind Eartb's empty pleasure. 

Fleeting bope aod changeful love; 
Leave its soon-corrodir)g treasure : 

There are better things above. 



25th 

26th 

27th 

28th 

29th 

30th 

22 



MARCH 



An echo of Heaven's unceasing praise, 
A mirror here of His light and love, 
And a polished gem io His crown above. 

Such v^ould 1 be, 
Thine. O Saviour, and ooe with Tbee i 



31st 



23 



APRI L 



The wbite flowers, Freed 
From snowy sepulcbres, may speak 

In angel-tone to thee, — 

"O fear Qot ye ! 
The Saviour whom ye seek 

Is riseo iocfeed ! " 



ist 

2d 

3d 

4th 

5th 

6th 

25 



APRI L 



On every budding leaf and flower, 
The sweet, soft rain of spring 

Con)es down in a soft and gentle sbower, 
Li^e a whispering angel-wing. 



Tth 
8th 
9th 
10th 

nth 

12th 

26 



APRIL 



Look to Him who ever llveth. 

Interceding for b's own: 
Seek, yea, claim the grace He giveth 

Freely fron) His priestly throne. 
Will h\e not thy strength renew 
With His Spirit's quickening dew ? 



13th 

14th 

15th 

16th 

17th 

18th 

27 



APRIL 



Think of " the things that He suffered," 
just that He might personally know our 
little sorrows, and enter into our sufferings, 
and succor us in them with His own mighty 
help ! 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

28 



APRIL 



Jesus, Master, whose 1 am. 

Purchased thine alooe to be, 

By Thy blood, O spotless Larob, 
Shed so willingly for me; 

Let roy heart be all Thine own, 

Let me live to Tbee alone. 



25th 

26th 

27th 

28th 

29th 

30th 

29^ 



APRIL 



" Ob ! take the heart I could not give 

Without Thy strength-bestowing call 

in Tbee, and for Thee, let me live, 
For I am nothing, Thou art all." 



30 




pTEAR not 

the westering 
shadows, 

"^ wy? O children 

of the day ! 

For brighter 
still 

and brighter 

Shall be 
your homeward- way. 



Resplendent as the n^orning. 

With fuller glow and 
power , 



flod clearer than 

the nooo day 

Shall be 

your 

sunset 

hour. 




MAY 



O haste, O haste to the fields away!. 

For dawneth now the month of May; 
O leave the city's crowded street, 

And haste ye now sweet May to greet. 



1st 

2d 

3d 

4t.h 

5th 

6th 

32 



MAY 



Will you not come to Him for ALL ? 

Will you not "taste and see ?" 
He waits to give it all to you, 
The gifts are free, the words are true ! 

Jesus is calling, " Conje unto ME!" 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

33 



AY 



Prayer roust be based upon promise, but 
thank God, hjis promises are always broader 
than our prayers. 

Every experience of the realities of faitb 
widens the horizon of the possibilities of faitb- 



13th 
14th- 
15th 
16th 
17 th 
18th 

34 



MAY 



Nothing to pay! Ah, nothiog to pay! 

Never a word of excuse to say !^ 

Year after year thou bast filled the score. 

Owing thy Lord still more and roore. 
Hear tbe voice of Jesus say, 
"Verily thou hast nothing to pay!" 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

35 



MAY 



Begin at once 1 In the strengtb of God, 

For tbat will never fail you ! 
Uoder His banner, brigbt and broad, 
You shall be safe from fear and fraud, 
And from all that can assail you. 



25th 
26th 
27th 
28th 
29th 
30th 

36 



MAY 



The Master hath said it! Rejoicing in this, 
We asK not for sigo or for token ; 

His word is enough for our confident bliss,- 
"The Scripture cannot be broken ! " 



31st 



37 



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JUNE 



By Him "LIFE'S MORNING" lovelit be, 
Who loved, and lived and died for thee : 
So shall thy NOONTIDE oever koow 
Earth's burning thirst, or withering glow 
And thou shalt fear no gathering nigbt: 
At EVENTIDE it shall be light 



1st 

2d 

3cl 

4th 

5jth 

6th 

39 



JUNE 



Oh to be oearer Thee, my Saviour, 

Ob to be filled with Thy sweet grace, 

Oh to abide in Thine own favor. 
Oh to bebold Thy glorious face. 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

40 



JUNE 



Only wait and trust Him 

Just a little while; 
After evening tear-drops 

Shall coroe the morning smile 



13th 

14th 

1 5th 

I6th 

17th 

18th 

41 



JUNE 



Father, send the glorious hour, 
Every heart be Thine alone! 

For the kingdom and the power, 
And the glory are Thioe own. 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

42 



JUNE 



Yes, 1 will leave it all with Thee, 
And only ask that 1 roay be 
Submissive to Thy loving will, 
Coofiding, waiting, trusting still, 
Thou every fond desire dotb know 
Which in my inmost heart doth glow. 



25th 

26th 

27th 

28th 

29th 

30th 

43 



JUNE 



Let Thy Kiogdom come, we pray Thee 
Let the world io Thee fiod rest; 

Let all Know Thee, and obey Thee. 
Loving, praising, blessing, blessed ! 



44 



JULY 



In Thee I trust, oq Thee 1 rest, 
O Saviour dear, Redeemer blest! 
No earthly friend, oo brother knows 
My weariness, my wants, n^y woes. 

On Thee I call 

Who kQowest all. 



1st 

2d 

3d 

4th 

5th 

6th 

46 



JULY 



Listen ! for the Lord bath spoken ! 

"Fear thou not," saith He; 
"Wbeo tbou passest through the waters, 

I will be with thee." 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

4T 



JULY 



My life I bring to Thee, 

I would not be my own ; 

O Saviour, let me be 

Thine ever, Thine alone. 

My heart, roy life, my all 1 bring 

To Thee, my Saviour, and my King 



13th 

14th 

15th 

16th 

17th 

18th 

48 



JULY 



Grave on thy beart each past "red-letter day!" 
Forget not all the sunsbine of the way 
By which the Lord hath led thee: answered prayers 
And joys unasked; strange blesslogs, lifted cares. 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

49 



JULY 



Oh, let thy life be given, 

Thy years for Him be spent, 

World fetters all be riven, 

Ar)d joy witb suffering blent; 

1 gave Myself for thee: 
Give thou tbVself to Me. 



25th 
26th 
2Tth 
28th 
29th 
30th 

50 



JULY 



Thou, my best and K^Odest Frieod, 
Thou wilt love me to the end ! 
Let nje iove Thee more and more, 
Always better than before ! 



3lst 



51 




JTXHE sweetest 
music 

here 



Calls forth tbe 
quiet tear, 

For grief and gladness flow 
in blended 
stream ; 



Oh for the joyous day, 

( Can it be far away ? ) 

Wheo one great Alleluia 

song shall chase 

Life's tuneless 
dreanj ! 




AUGUST 



Thaoks, more than thanks, to Him ascend, 

Who died to wio 
Our life, and every trophy rend 

From Death aod sin; 
Till when the thanks of Earth shall end, 

The thanks of Heaven begin. 



1st 

2d 

3cl 

4th 

5th 

6th 

53 



AUGUST 



" Jesus only ! " In the sbadow 
OF the cloud so chill and dim, 

We are clioging, loving, trusting, 
He with us, and we with Him 

All unseen, though ever nigh, 
"Jesus only" — all our cry. 



Tth 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

54 



AUGUST 



O use roe, Lord, use even me, 

Just as Tbou wilt, and when, and wber?: 
Until Tby blessed Face I see. 

Thy rest, Tby joy, Thy glory share. 



13th 

14th 

15th 

16th 

17th 

18th 

55 



AUGUST 



Frori) tbe great anthems of the Crystal Sea, 
Through the far vistas of Eteroity, 

Grand echoes of the word peal on for tbee, 
Sweetest and fullest: "Most blessed forever! 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

56 



AUGUST 



Take all Thy vessels, O glorious Finer, 
Purge all the dross, that each chalice may be 
Pure In Thy pattern, complete diviner. 
Filled with Ttjy glory and shining for Thee. 



25th 
26th 
27th 
28th 
29th 

30th 

57 



AUGUST 



ThanKs for Thine own thrice-blessed Word, 

And Sabbath rest; 
Thanks for the hope of glory stored 

In maosions blest; 
Thanks for the Spirit's corofort poured 

Into the trennbling breast. 



31st 



58 



SEPTEMBER 



How real Thy mercy and Thy might! 

How real Thy love, how real Thy light ! 

How real Thy truth ar)d faithfulness ! 

How real Thy blessiog when Thou dost bless! 



1st 

2d 

3d 

4th 

5th 

6th 

60 



S EPTEM BER 



Hitherto tbe Lord hath helped us, 

Guiding all the way: 
Henceforth let us trust Hi") fully, 

Trust Him all the day. 



7th 

8th 
9th 
10th 

nth 

12th 

61 



SEPTEMBER 



Ooly for Jesus! Lord Keep it forever 

Sealed on the heart and engraved on the life ! 
Pulse of all gladness and nerve of endeavor, 

Secret of rest, and streogth of our strife. 



13th 

14th 

I'sth 

16th 

17th 

18th 

62 



SEPTEM BER 



Every little flower that grows. 
Every little grassy blade, 

Every little dewdrop sbows 
Jesus cares for all He made 

Jesus loves, and Jesus knows ! 
So you need not be afraid ! 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22cl 

23d 

24th 

63 



S EPTEM BER 



Thou layest Thy hand oq the flutter! og beart. 

And sayest, " Be still ! *' 
The silence and sbadow are only a part 

Of Thy sweet will. 
Thy Presence is with me, and wbere Thou art 

I fear no ill. 



25th 
26th 
2Tth 
28th 
29th 
30th 

64 



SEPTEMBER 



GaziQg dovVQ the far forever, 

Brighter grows the one sweet name. 
Steadfast radiaoce. paling never, 

Jesus, Jesus ! still The Same. 
Evermore "Thou shalt endure!" 
Our own Saviour, strong and sure! " 



65 



OCTOBER 



Not a cloud and not a shadow. 
Not a mist aod oot a tear, 
Not a sin and not a sorrow, 
Not a din) and veiled to-morrow, 
For that surprise grand and clear. 



1st 

2d 

3d 

4th 

5th 

6th 

67 



OCTOBER 



Increase our faitb. O Saviour dear. 

By Thy sweet sovereign grace, 
Till, chaoging faith for vision clear, 

We see Tbee face to face! 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

12th 

68 



OCTOBER 



The fullest gift, O Lord, 
Now at Thy feet I claim, 

Through Thy dear oame ! 
Ar)d touch the rapturous chord 

Of praise forth poured. 



13th 
14th 
15th 
16th 
17th 
18th 

69 



OCTOBER 



"1 am with thee!" He bath said it 

In His truth and teoder grace; 
Sealed tbe promise grandly spoKen, 
With how many a roighty token 
Of His love and faithfulness. 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

70 



OCTOBER 



Distrust thyself, but trust alone 
In Him, for all— forever ! 

And joyously thy heart shall own 
That Jesus faileth oever. 



25th 
26th 
27th 
28th 
29th 
30th 

71 



OCTOBER 



Not till we are io Heaven, shall we know 
the full meaning of "Thy gentleness bath 
made me great." How infinitely blessed it is 
to be entirely Christ's. 



31st 



72 



NOVEMBER 



For the weariest day 

May Christ be tby stay ! 

For the darkest night 

May. Christ be thy ligbt ! 

For the weakest hour 

May Christ be Thy power ! 

For each moroent's fall 

May Christ be thy all ! 



1st 

2d 

3d 

4th 

5th 

6th 

74 



X 



NOVEM BER 



He leadefch me, softly and safely, step by 
step, till the desert journey is over and the 
Fatber's home reached. 

Lord be Thou my King this day. 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

11th 

i2th 

75 



NOVEM BER 



Precious, precious blood of Jesus, 

Shed on Calvary; 
Shed for rebels, shed for sinners. 

Shed for me. 



13th 
14th 
15th 
16th 
i7th 
18th 

76 



"" NOVEM BER 



Take my heart, it is Thine own 
It shall be Thy royal throne. 
Take nny love, my Lord, I pour 
At Thy feet its treasure-store. 
Take royself, and 1 will be 
Ever, only ALL for Thee. 



19th 

20th 

21st 

22d 

23d 

24th 

77 



NOVEM BER 



Then trust HifTn for to-day 
As thine unfailiog Friend, 

And let Hiro lead thee all the way, 
Who loveth to the end. 



25th 

26th 

2Tth 

28th 

29th 

30th 

78 



NOVEMBER 



There is no room for looking at self and 
difficulties and troubles ar)d fears, when there 
is a gush of prayer sumrr)ed up in "Father, 
glorify Thy Son ! " 



79 




^S^OWN the 

ages boary 

Peals tbe 
song of glory, 

Peace and God's good-will! 

Other echoes die 
away. 



But tbe song of Christmas day 

Echoes from the Judean hill. 

Ever clearer, louder 

still. 

Oh, may its holy, 

heavenly chime 

Make all thy life 

a Christmas-tiroe ! 




DECEMBER 



The n)ornlr)g ligbt flingeth 
Its wakeniQg ray, 

And as the day brlngeth 
The worK of the day, 

TbQ happy heart singeth ; 
Awake and away ! 



1st 

2d 

3d 

4th 

5th 

6th 

81 



DECEMBER 



Uoto bim that hatb, Thou givest 
Ever "More abundantly." 

Lord, 1 live because Thou livest, 
Therefore give more life to me; 

Therefore speed me io the race; 
Tberefore let me grow in grace 



7th 

8th 

9th 

10th 

nth 

I2th 

82 



DECEM BER 



Tbou only art the changeless Friend, 
Oo whom for aye we may depend : 
in life, in deatb, alike we flee, 
O Saviour of the world, to THEE. 



13th 
14th 
15th 
16th 
17th 
!8th 

83 



DECEMBER 



What is ever fresher than the old, old story, 
when aoy part of it is heard with the ear of 
faith? And our response is, "Jesus died for 
ME!" 



19th 



20th 



21st 



22d 



23d 



24th 



84 



DECEMBER 



Bright be thy Christmas tide ! 

Carol it far and wide. 
Jesus, the King and the Saviour, is come! 

Jesus thy guest will be; 

Oh, let bim dwell with thee ? 
Open thy heart for this palace and honje.* 



25th 
26th 
2Tth 
28th 
29th 
30th 

85 



ECEMBER 



New mercies, new blessings, new light on the way; 
New courage, new hope, aod new strength for each 

day ; 
New notes of thanksgiviog. new chords of deligbt, 
New praise io the moroiog, new soogs in the night. 



3!st 



86 



[ TPWARD, still upward, t^y pathway be, 
^^ Into the suQshine grand and free ; 
Leaving the n)ists aod clouds below. 
GainiQg the pure arjd stainless snow. 
Upward, still upward! Tl^y faithful Guide 
Always close at His pilgrim's side, 
Leadiog t^ee on from l^eigbt to heigbjt, 
Nearer and Qearer tl^e stars of light. 



87 



NOTES 



Tune for thyself the music of my days. 
And opeo Thou roy lips that I may sbow Thy 
praise. 



L.ofC. 

86 



NOTES 



May the tale the years are telling, 

Always be 
Like an angel-anthem swelling 
Through thy spirit's quiet dwelling. 
Till the glory all-excelling 

DawQs for thee! 



69 



NOTES 



Many and happy thy birthdays be ! 

In the light of Heaven arrayed, 
With the rainbow arching every cloud 

Wheo the patbv/ay. lies in shade; 
And full and far may tb© blessing flow, 

That thy future life is made. 



90 



NOTES 



"Jesus only!" In the glory, 

When the sbadows all are flown, 

SeelQg Him in all His beauty. 
Satisfied with Him alone; 

May we join His ransomed throng, 
"Jesus only" — all our soog ! 



91 



NOTES 



No life can be dreary 
Wben work is delight ; 

Tbough evening be weary, 
Rest cometii at night ; 

And all will be cheery, 
If faithful and right. 



9S 



NOTES 



Complete in Him our glorious Head, 
With Jesus raised from tbe dead, 
And by His migl-ity spirit led ! 
O blessed Lord, is tinis for me ? 
Then let my whole life henceforth be 
One f^llelulia-song to Tbee ! 



93 



NOTES 



Joined to Christ in mystic unioo, 

We Tby njembers, Thou our Head, 
Sealed by deep and true conjmunioo, 

Risen with Tbee, who once was dead- 
Saviour we would humbly claim 
All the power of this Thy oame. 



94 



NOTES 



And if it seemeth good to Thee> my Father, 
Shall it seem aught but good to me ? 

Thy Will be done ! Thou koowest I would father 
Leave all with Thee. 



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SEP 15 1904 




